©nepalisansar.com ‘‘On this World Day Against Trafficking in Person, let us reaffirm our commitment to stop criminals from ruthlessly exploiting people for profit and to help victims rebuild their lives”( Antonio Guterres) It is important to note that the issue of human trafficking is not peculiar to Nigeria alone but a global social problem because […]
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THE IMPACT OF QUALITY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Quality childhood education is essential to the cognitive and social development of a child. It plays a vital role in the personality formation of a child as proven by social psychologist because, it is the period that children develop linguistic, emotional and regulatory skills that predict their later functioning in many domains (Wool flock and […]
WORLD YOUTH SKILLS DAY
THEME: LEARNING TO LEARN FOR LIFE AND WORK. Photocredit(vector vectors) Vocational education can be traced back to the Babylonian empire,it comprises of skills trade and technical education. Traditionally, girls are groomed by their mothers and boys are sent to learn from skilled craft men. In 2014 the United Nations general assembly marked the 15th of July […]
PRIORITIZING WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Over the years, gender equality and women empowerment has been a topic of debate at various levels of societal discussions, as there exist different perspectives on gender equality and what women empowerment should be. The Sustainable Development Goal 5- promoting gender equality. It is hoped that there should be substantial progress achieved by the year […]
WORLD POPULATION DAY
THEME:REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND GENDER EQUALITY ARE ESSENTIAL FOR ACHEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. World population day is celebrated annually on the 11th of July to raise awareness on the increase in population globally. In 1987 when world population hit 5 billion, population growth and management became a global concern. In 1989, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) […]
International Women’s Day; Better the Balance, Better the World
Do you know that before 1920 women were not allowed to vote in the United States? The demand for women suffrage began in 1840 emerging from the broader movement of women’s rights, the Seneca Falls convention was the first women’s right convention, which passed a resolution in favor of women’s suffrage despite opposition from some […]
International Day of Women and Girls in Science: A level playing field
Since the beginning of time, men have dominated women in every aspect both politically and scientifically. Women have been discriminated over the years and are not given the chance to explore their potential this has resulted in a misconception that women have no place in science and in decision making. This has in effect, brainwashed […]
Let’s talk about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
I had to battle myself to sit down and write about this topic, after my research, it was traumatizing for me and so I can imagine what the victims of this unfortunate aspect of culture went and are going through. Female genital mutilation is such an incredibly sensitive topic to talk about, not only in […]
How to Identify Children With Disabilities
According to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Children with disabilities are one of the most marginalized and excluded groups in society. Facing daily discrimination in the form of negative attitudes, lack of adequate policies and legislation, they are effectively barred from realizing their rights to healthcare, education, and even survival. Children who are not enrolled in school […]
Do we know enough about forced marriages? Read on…
Movement to tackle Violence against Women in Nigeria – Tackling Forced / Servile Marriage: This write up offers information we all need to know about forced marriages and why we should stand against this evil in our societies The concept of servile marriage covers marriage whereby a woman may be promised and/or given in marriage […]
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